6.4% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bassendean · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Bassendean
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of workers in Bassendean use public transport to get to work compared to the national figure. The area is well-connected, with a short 13-minute typical drive to the city and a high number of transit stops. While most households own cars, those without a vehicle are more common here than in most Western Australian areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two vehicles, though 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the state figure and is higher than most similar areas, despite falling 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bassendean splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for areas of this size at 6.5%, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, only 8.5% of people work from home, a result that is far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.5% ▲ +188.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.5% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Bassendean has a high level of service, with 5.9 public transport stops per 1,000 people. This helps explain why weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, sitting a little above the state figure.
94
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.90
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,877.7
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
6
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other areas, taking just 13 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
13
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50350/bassendean/topic/transport